Bird
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala · Alcedinidae · Coraciiformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Novmost records
Records50,519in 39 countries
Most seen inKenya18,832 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Gray-headed Kingfisher in brief
The gray-headed kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) is a bird of the Alcedinidae family — species of bird.
Across the 39 countries we cover it has 50,519 published records, most of them from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Kenya18,832 records · best Nov, Jan
Tanzania7,338 records · best Oct, Jul
Uganda7,238 records · best Jul, Mar
Cape Verde2,188 records · best Apr, May
Nigeria2,110 records · best May, Apr
Ghana1,592 records · best Mar, Feb
Ethiopia1,299 records · best Nov, Oct
Gambia1,226 records · best Nov, Dec
Oman1,177 records · best Nov, Oct
Zambia1,172 records · best Oct, Nov
Botswana1,100 records · best Mar, Feb
Senegal977 records · best Jan, Feb
Democratic Republic of the Congo563 records · best Jun, Jul
Malawi528 records · best Jan, Nov
Mozambique450 records · best Nov, Dec
Saudi Arabia388 records · best May, Aug
Benin338 records · best Jan, Apr
Cameroon333 records · best Mar, Apr
Angola181 records · best Sep, Aug
Liberia173 records · best Jan, Dec
Chad173 records · best Feb, May
Guinea151 records · best Jan, May
Republic of the Congo149 records · best Mar, Feb
Sierra Leone135 records · best Feb, Jan
Ivory Coast129 records · best Dec, Mar
South Sudan74 records · best Mar, May
Central African Republic73 records · best Dec, Nov
Guinea-Bissau69 records · best Feb, Jan
Burkina Faso66 records · best May, Jan
Togo55 records · best Mar, Nov
Somalia50 records · best Jul, Oct
Sudan36 records · best Feb, Mar
Djibouti35 records · best Apr, Oct
Yemen31 records · best Sep, May
Niger28 records · best Aug, Jul
Mali21 records · best Jun, Jul
Eritrea15 records · best May, Jul
Burundi14 records · best May, Jun
Mauritania12 records · best Aug, Jul
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Alcedinidae family
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